Any time I would listen to a tech podcast, they'd discuss Apple/its products for a majority of the time, despite OSX having less than 20% market share (and iOS having like half of Android's as well). But obviously since their products are the priciest as well as the most """prestigious""" they deserve an inordinate amount of attention and hype.

  • Chomsky [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    I usually only use linux on my laptops, and have considered getting a macbook as their price seems pretty in line with similar quality laptops, but all the weird external adapters means I would probably never do that. In reality I will probably stick with refuribished thinkpads for the forseeable future.

    • Terkrockerfeller [she/her]
      2·
      4 years ago

      THINKPAD GANG RISE UP

      I actually switched to a Dell Latitude a couple years back, but every single one of my laptops have been hand-me-downs so I can't exactly afford to be picky about the brands lol

      • Chomsky [comrade/them]
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        4 years ago

        I bought this thinkpad about 5 years ago used. It was already a few years old at that point. Since then, I have lived in a 10X15 cabin in ontario, a 10X15 cabin with a wood stove for heat in cape breton for a year, went to India with it and fully lived in a tent with it for a summer until my tent collapsed due to a rain storm (I think the laptop was being stored in a consturction site at that time so it was "safe"), and it still works like the day I got it, aside from the paint coing off some of the keys. I don't know about the newer models, but this vintage is fucking bomb proof.

        Before that, I had some Acer laptop that I bought new for double the price and it lasted for 2 years before the CPU fan broke.

        • Terkrockerfeller [she/her]
          2·
          4 years ago

          Damn, you certainly sound like you've led an interesting life. I had an X220 (about 2010-ish I think?) and it survived the extremely gentle task of being my daily driver for a few years pretty well, besides losing a key cap which I basically pried off because of boredom

          • Chomsky [comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            Interesting life is for the dogs. I built a house 2 years ago where I live with my wife and son and it's like pulling teeth to get me to drive an hour to the mainland now.